Pocket pager protector

Abstract

A shock and water resistant wireless pager enclosure comprises a bottom having thickened walls and a top lip. The top lip supports a transparent film, which is secured by a cover removably hinged to the bottom by a protrusion at one end, through which a hinge pin passes. The protrusion and pin are accepted in a trough in the bottom, which is rounded to facilitate the hinged motion. The pin prevents the cover from sliding laterally from the bottom. The bottom, optionally with strip inserts, secures the pager, the cover is fixed thereto by screws, pinching the film between them. A cover loop proximate the protrusion facilitates opening of the cover and provides a mechanism for attaching a clip. The bottom contains a ribbon strip to facilitate pager removal and can include a recess to receive a tracking device.

1 . An enclosure for a wireless device having visual outputs and capable of accepting and processing pressure inputs, the enclosure comprising:
 (a) a bottom portion with an open top and comprising a base, a pair of opposing side walls and a pair of opposing end walls, each said wall having a substantially planar upper end surface, the bottom portion being adapted to receive and releasably secure the wireless device in a snug fit and to cushion the wireless device from shock;   (b) a flexible, tear-resistant transparent film capable of accepting and transmitting pressure inputs to the wireless device, the film being configured to extend over and cover the common plane and be supported by the said walls and to completely cover the wireless device;   (c) a removable cover having a lower surface adapted to press the film against the said walls to produce a water-resistant seal about the wireless device;   (d) a removable hinge assembly adapted to releasably attach the cover to the bottom portion in hinged engagement; and   (e) fixing elements to secure the cover portion about the film and bottom portion.   
   
   
       2 . An enclosure according to  claim 1 , further comprising reinforcements secured within the bottom portion and substantially adjacent to each said wall, and adapted to further receive and releasably secure the wireless device in a snug fit within the bottom portion and to cushion the wireless device from shock. 
   
   
       3 . An enclosure according to  claim 2  wherein the reinforcements comprise compressible material. 
   
   
       4 . An enclosure according to  claim 3 , wherein the compressible material is a foam strip. 
   
   
       5 . An enclosure according to  claim 2  wherein the reinforcements comprise thickened sections of the bottom portion. 
   
   
       6 . An enclosure according to  claim 2  wherein the reinforcements comprise an integral thickened lip proximate the upper end surfaces of said walls to the open top of the bottom portion. 
   
   
       7 . An enclosure according to  claim 1 , wherein the cover comprises a thickened section configured to correspond to the common plane. 
   
   
       8 . An enclosure according to  claim 1 , wherein the cover extends completely across the bottom portion. 
   
   
       9 . An enclosure according to  claim 1 , wherein the cover has an annular opening sized to provide access therethrough to the visual outputs and pressure inputs of the wireless device. 
   
   
       10 . An enclosure according to  claim 9 , wherein the opening in the cover is adapted to provide access to the pressure inputs of the wireless device irrespective of the orientation of the wireless device relative to the removable hinge assembly. 
   
   
       11 . An enclosure according to  claim 1 , wherein the removable hinge assembly comprises a protrusion extending normally from the lower surface of the cover and a corresponding trough provided to one of said walls. 
   
   
       12 . An enclosure according to  claim 11 , wherein the protrusion has a longitudinal bore adapted to accept a pin therein. 
   
   
       13 . An enclosure according to  claim 12 , wherein the pin is adapted to protrude from one end of the bore and the trough is adapted to accept the protruding portions of the pin. 
   
   
       14 . An enclosure according to  claim 11 , wherein the outside perimeter of the open top is rounded proximate to the trough. 
   
   
       15 . An enclosure according to  claim 1 , wherein the base comprises an indented portion adapted to receive and releasably secure an enclosure tracking device adapted to be identifiable by a sensor means located externally to the enclosure. 
   
   
       16 . An enclosure according to  claim 1 , wherein the cover comprises a stub extending beyond the outer perimeter of the bottom portion at the removable hinge assembly. 
   
   
       17 . An enclosure according to  claim 16 , wherein the stub is coplanar with the cover. 
   
   
       18 . An enclosure according to  claim 16 , wherein the stub is adapted to facilitate the hinged separation of the cover from the bottom portion. 
   
   
       19 . An enclosure according to  claim 16 , wherein the stub comprises an annular loop adapted to accept a fastening element. 
   
   
       20 . An enclosure according to  claim 1 , further comprising a ribbon strip attached to the bottom portion and adapted to facilitate the removal of the wireless device therefrom. 
   
   
       21 . An enclosure according to  claim 1 , further comprising a passive identification element within the bottom portion and adapted to disclose the location of the enclosure. 
   
   
       22 . An enclosure according to  claim 1 , wherein the bottom portion is composed of an acetal copolymer plastic. 
   
   
       23 . An enclosure according to  claim 1 , wherein the cover is composed of aluminum. 
   
   
       24 . An enclosure according to  claim 1 , wherein the fixing elements are externally threaded screws. 
   
   
       25 . An enclosure according to  claim 24 , wherein the bottom portion comprises internally threaded inserts along its top to accept the screws in threaded engagement.